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TRANSPLANTBR.

Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

ANo. 423,724.

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TRANSPLANTBR.

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l UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. BEMIS, OF DANE, VISCONSIN.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,724, dated March 18,1890.

Application iiled November 20, 1889. Serial No. 330,970. (No model.)

To all wiz/0m may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANK A. BEM1s,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Dane, in the county of Dane and State of Viiisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Transplanters; andl dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to machines for transplanting plants, such astobacco, cabbage, and the like; and it consists more particularly incertain improvements upon my application for Letters Patent filed June15, 1889, Serial No. 314,385, which said improvei ments will more fullyappear in the following tical sectional View.

description and by reference to the drawings forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation. Fig, 2 is asimilar view of the opposite side with the wheel removed. Fig 3 is alongitudinal ver- Fig. 4 is a plan view lookingfrom the under side. Fig.5 is a crosssectional view. Fig. 6 is a view of the inner side of one ofthe wheels, showing the mechanism for operating the levers which controlthe flow of water; and Fig. 7 is a detail view.

Similar letters of reference refer to similarl parts throughout theseveral figures.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letterAindioates the frameof the niachine mounted -upon suitable wheels l B.

its extreme forward end with bearing-plates g Y l), iu which is 'pivotedupon a traiilsvcrse bolt .H the rear end of the tongue l". This framehas also extending laterally from one side metallic strips G G, theouter ends thereof being bent into angular form, and into whichangular-bent ends are journaled anti-fric tional wheels H H.

Depending from the under side of the front cross-piece of the frame areeyebolts I I, in which turns a transverse shaft J. rThe ends of thisshaft pass through the vdiverging front ends of the supporting-bars K,one of said bars being formed or provided with an upwardly-extendin gtreadle L, which serves the purpose of eiectingthe lifting or elevationof the plow by a pressure of the foot whenever are also provided ou eachside with angular brackets O, to which are secured the shoes P and P,said shoes having their outer edges flanged or turned down, so as todeiiect the soil inwardly. It will be observed that the plate P',adjacent to the inclined side of the plow, is somewhat longer thanL theopposite shoe P; but they may be of lequal length. The brackets abovereferred to are provided upon their vertical members or arms withelongated slots o, a transverse pin o first passing through the slot iuone bracket, through registering perforations in the supporting-bars,and thence through the elongated slot in the bracket upon the oppositesupporting-bar. In this manner the brackets aremade adjustable, andbeing attached to the shoes the latter may be readily raised or lowered.An adjustable spring Q is secured at its rear end to the upper edges ofthe supporting-bars and has the function of allowing the plow M to go upand down and adapt itself to uneven surfaces, andalso can be utilized toregulate the depth of the furrow.

The forward end ofthe plow, it will be observed, is provided with aseries of perforations. "lhis forward perforated end is designed to passbetween the supportilig-barsl at the point where the forward bracketsare arranged upon 'the sides thereof. The perforat-ious, therefore, willregister with. the elongated slots of said brackets and also with theperforations of the supporting-bars, and by means of one ofthetransverse pins o', hereinbefore referred to, this end of the plowmay be conveniently regulatedI and adjustability c given thereto.

The machine is also provided with rear seats R R, upon which the personsdepositing the plants sit. Forward rods S S extend downwardly from thefront of the machine, and their lower ends are bent at an angle andprovided with gatheringwings T T. A yoke ICO yU is passed over the endof the forwardly-l this yoke is engaged by an adjustable ratchetlever X,so that the height of the same may be regulated.

The letter Y indicates a transverse rotatable shaft, which is jou rnaledin suitable bearings upon the under side of the side pieces of the frameand has its endsextending out beyend said bearing-points, one end beingprovlded with an upwardly-extending bifurcated arm Z, while near theopposite end is secured an angular bracket A' ,the upper arm of saidbracket being provided with a laterally-extending pin B'. Upon the sameside of the frame and to the .rear is secured a bracket C', having itsrear downwardly-extending member or arm provided with a series ofperforations c.

The letter D' indicates a lever, the forward end of which, whenactuated, being adapted to engage with the laterally-extending pin ofthe bracket A', and thus rotate the transverse shaft to which thisbracket is attached. The rear of this lever is curved slightly downwardand has pivoted thereto an arm E', said arm being provided with aperforation e, registerlngV with the perforations of the bracket C andalso provided with an end finger-piece e'.' It will also be seen thatthe wheel B is provided at suitable intervals with inwardlyextendingpins Z9, which, when said wheel is revolved, engage with the curved endof the lever D', thereby depressing the forward end of said lever andturning the forward rotatable shaft by means of the laterally-extendingpinv projecting from the bracket secured to said shaft.

The letter F' indicates a reservoir or watertank suitably secured to theframe of the machine, and has extending therefrom a liexible tubing G',said tube being surrounded near its nozzle byl a globular collar orvalve g, said collar or valve being also provided with an intersectingaperture g'.l The nozzle of the tube passes down between the divergingrear ends of the runner or plow, so as to direct the stream of waterproperly within the furrow. A downwardly and inwardly extending armvl'l'depends centrally from the shaft Y and has secured thereto the bent endof a rod or valve I', said rod extending rearwardly and passing throughthe intersecting aperture of the valve. It will thus be seen that whenthe shaft Y is turned in the manner previously described the centrallydepending arm H' is drawn forward and carries with it thevvalve or rod,which, being thus I drawn out from the aperture in the valve,

leaves a clear space for the water. A spring J has one end thereofattached to the lower endl of the centrally-depending arm I-I', whileits'inner end is" suitably secured to the arm of one of` the forwardbracketsof the supporting-bars. The resiliency of this spring serves thepurpose of drawing back the arm' toits normal position, which in turnrotates the shaft back to its original position. By this construction anautomatic and intermittent liowof water is attained. In order toregulate the length of time this flow shall be continued, I haveprovided the series of per- `forations in the bracket C' and theregister'- ing perforation in the end of the arm E. This arm E' beingpivoted to the lever D', itis evident that the higher up the said arm isadjusted the more depressed lthe rear end of the lever will be and thenearer it will approach a horizontal position. NVhe'n this is the case,of course the p ins extending inwardly from the wheel B will act againstthe curved portion of the lever for a longer period than if the leverwere adj usted to a higher j i position, and, thus acting foraconsiderable time, the forward end of the lever will turn thetransverseshaft which actuates the valve or rod and maintain a freepassage of water as long. as said shaft is held in its turned position.When the arm E' is adjusted tov a lower position, of course the rearendof the lever'is forced upward at an incline. Vhen in this inclinedposition, the pins escape from contact with the lever much sooner thanwhen the same 'is in a lower position, and a less iow of water, or aflow for a shorter period of time, is consequently obtained. In thismanner a convenient and efective means is provided for controlling theescape ofwater from the reservoir.

The letter K' indicates a knotted wire'similar in all respects to thewires employed in connection with check-rowers. This wire first thencepasses into the bifurcated arm Z, and is continued rearwardly over therear roller or wheel. As the machine traverses the ground, it is evidentthat the knots in the wire will, when engaged by the lbifurcated arm,

throw said arm rearward, and thus turn the shaft to which itis attached.Theupper ends of `the bifurcated arm, however, being Vdiverged orflaring, continued pull on the wire will releaseV the same, and theshaft will thus be permitted to return to its former position. Thisconstruction therefore provides a supplemental or additional means foractuating the shaft which controls the valve, and thus controls the flowof water. Besides this, how- IOO .passes over the forward roller orwheel H, journaled in the end of the metallic strip G,

ever, the construction just described has anotherimportantfunction-viz., that of indicating the proper time or distance fordepositing the plants. In order to accomplish this, Ivprovide a gong oralarm L', and as the machine moves forward the knotted wire will It willbe seen that the plow shown bylne-y lis arranged in the form of awedge,both sides.

spreading from the center alike, and that the wat-er enters `thefurrowin the crotch `of the plow.V The plantsare so placed in the crotchand the furrow filled by the side shoes. The

gathering-wings T T in front of the gagewheel are for the.purpose ofgathering the soil in under the said wheel, thus making a firm ridge forplanting.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a transplanting-machine, the combination, with. the frame thereof,of a water-tank or reservoir provided near its lower end with a valve, atransverse shaft mounted in suitable bearings in the front of the frame,a rearwardly-extending rod or valve connected to said shaft, `having itsrear end passing through the valve, a bracket secured to one end ofthetransverse shaft, a bracket secured to the rearmost member or armprovided with a series ofv perforations, an arm pi'voted at or near itscenter to theforward member or arm ofthe bracketand provided on its rearend with a perforation registering with the perforations' in thebracket, a pin or bolt passing through said registering perforations, alever pivoted to the end of said arm and having its rear end curveddownwardly, and a drivewheel provided with a series of inwardly-ex,-`tendlng pins constructed to engage the curved end of the lever,substantially as set forth.

2. In a transplanting-machine, the combination, with the frame, of anarm extending inwardly from the same, a shaft pivotally connected tosaid arm, downwardly-inclined arms having outwardly bent or flaringlower ends, said ends being provided with gathering-wlngs, ayoke havingthe arms t-hereofex-l tending on each side of the forwardly-'extendingarm, a transverse shaft having its bearings in said yoke andforwardly-inclined' arms, a gage-wheel mounted upon said shaft, and anadjustable ratchet-lever, substantially as set forth.

3, vIn a transplanting-machine, the combination, with plow or runnersupports, of adjustable angular brackets secured thereto,laterallylextending shoes secured to said ad- ,instable brackets or totheir equivalent, and a plow or runner secured between said supports,substantially as set forth.

it. ln a transplanting-muchine, the combination, with plow or runnersupports, of augu-V la'r brackets secured thereto, said brackets saidelongated slots and through perforations in thepsupports, wherebyadjustability may be given, laterally-extending shoes secured to thehorizontal Vmembers or armsv of said with elongated slots, transversepins passing throughsaid elongated slots and through the perforations onthe supports, whereby justability may be given, laterally-extendingshoes secured to the horizontal members or arms of said brackets, and aplow having its rear end provided vwith an inclined orobliquely-extending piece and having its forward end provided with aseries of perforations registering with the perforations in. one of thesets of brackets through which one of the transverse pins may pass,substantiallyv as set forth.

In a transplanting-machine, the combination,with plow or runnersupports, of a plow or runner secured between said supports, andlaterally-extending shoes secured to said supports, the outer edges ofsaid shoes being turned downwardly, so as to gather the earth into thefurrow after the plant has been set, substantially as set forth.

7. In a transplanting-machine, the combination, with the framethereof,of a reservoir or water-tank, a tubing extending therefrom, said tubeprovided near its lower end with a valve, a transverse shaft mounted insuitable bearings in the front of the frame, one endgof the shaft beingprovided with a bifurcated forwardly-extending arm, a rod having itsrear end passing through the valve and its forward end secured to therotatable transverse shaft, bearing-strips.extending later-V allylfromthe side of the frame and having 1-ollersjournaled therein, and aknotted wire extending from thel forward roller into the bifurcated armand thence over the rear roller, substantially as set forth.

8. In a transplanting-machine, the combination, with the frame thereof,of a reservoir .or water-tank, a tubing extending therefrom,

said tubing provided near its lower' end with a valve, a transverse'shaft mounted 1n suitable bearings in the front of the frame, one

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end of said shaft being provided with a bifuri cated forwardly-extendingarm, arod having its rear end passing through the valve and `its forwardendV secured to the rotatable shaft,

bearing-strips extending laterally from the side of the frame and havingrollers journaled Y therein, and a knotted wire extending from theforward roller into the bifurcated arms and thence over the rear roller,so as to turn the rotatable shaft with each engagement of a knot withthe bftucatcd arm, substantaliy as set forth. pro vided. on theirvertical members with elon= gated slots, transverse pins passing throughfl. Ina transplantiug-machine, the combi nation, with the frame thereof,of a rotatable shaft extending laterally from said frame, a

forwardly-extending bifurcated arm secured thereto, a gong secured tothe frame of the machine, and a knotted wire passing between thebifurcated arms and constructed to sound the alarm,- substantially asset forth.

10. In a transplanter, the combination, with a reservoir havingsuitable't-ubing, said tubing provided with a valve, of a knotted wireconstructed to operate saidvalve and let out y2t quantity of water whensuch knot strikes regulating the pressure upon .and depth of the 1o theoperating mechanism,substantially as set plow, substantially as setforth. forth. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as l1. In atransplanter, the combination, with my own I have hereunto affixed my signature 5 the runner or plow, of aJWa-ter-valve attached in presence oftwo witnesses.

to said runner or plow and having its outlet FRANK A. BEMIS. at the heelof the plow, the plow with the at- Witnesses: p taehed Valve Working upand down with the W. R. BAGLEY, unevenness of the ground, and a springfor A. E. PROUDFIT.

